The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8829

8829. Why Linger?

1 Oh, why do you linger yet longer?
O sinner, to Jesus draw nigh;
The Savior is lovingly calling,
Dear sinner, oh, why will you die?

Refrain:
Why linger, why linger,
While mercy is nigh?
Why linger, why linger?
Oh, why will ye die?

2 The pleasures of earth are deluding,
They soon, ah, they soon pass away;
Thy grasp they are often eluding,
And then, yes, ah, then they decay. [Refrain]

3 The darkness of death will o’ertake you,
And life with its pleasures be gone;
The hopes that have cheered will forsake you,
And leave you in darkness forlorn. [Refrain]

4 Then look to the Savior for mercy,
You’ve only to look and believe;
His arms are extended to save you;
He lovingly waits to receive. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, why do you linger yet longer?
• Title: Why Linger?
• Author: Mrs. W. L. Brown (1889)
• Refrain First Line: Why linger, why linger
• Language: English
• Source: Joyful Sound by John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Philadlephia: John J. Hood, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, why do you linger yet longer]
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain